TVP Officer Charged With Causing Death by Careless Driving
Summary
The IOPC announced that PC Philip Duthie, 41, a Thames Valley Police officer, has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with the 2021 death of Kimberley Cameron in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Following a reinvestigation completed in December 2025, the Crown Prosecution Service authorised the charge under section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The officer is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 27 April 2026.
What changed
The IOPC announced that PC Philip Duthie, a Thames Valley Police officer, has been charged with causing death by careless driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988. The charge stems from a road traffic collision on 16 April 2021 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where PC Duthie's vehicle struck and killed Kimberley Cameron, aged 27, while responding to a serious incident. The IOPC conducted a reinvestigation in 2023 after new evidence emerged from the inquest and submitted a file of evidence to the CPS in December 2025, which authorised the charge.
Affected parties include Thames Valley Police and the family of Kimberley Cameron. The criminal proceedings will determine whether the officer's driving fell below the required standard. This case does not create compliance obligations for regulated entities but highlights police accountability mechanisms under IOPC oversight.
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- Monitor court proceedings for outcome of criminal charge
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Thames Valley Police officer faces causing death by careless driving charge
Published: 09 Apr 2026 News A Thames Valley Police (TVP) officer is due in court accused of causing the death by careless driving of Kimberley Cameron in 2021.
It follows a reinvestigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
PC Philip Duthie, aged 41, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 27 April.
The charge relates to a road traffic collision in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire on 16 April 2021 when PC Duthie was responding to a report of a serious incident and his vehicle struck Miss Cameron, aged 27, who was crossing the road and sadly died at the scene.
We decided to carry out a reinvestigation in 2023 after considering new evidence from the inquest into her death.
After completing our reinvestigation in December 2025, we sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which authorised the charge of causing death by careless driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
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